9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend `that cometh' of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, `and' hideth himself; `But' the simple pass on, `and' suffer for it.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for a foreign woman.
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